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A List Of Rental Rates From 2021 To See How Much To Charge In 2022 (By District)

With rental rates at a six-year high, both landlords and tenants are eyeing their existing leases. For landlords, it may be time to crank up the rental prices; for tenants, now may be a time to extend the lease if…

• 16 Feb 2022
• 6 min read
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6 Aesthetic Cafe Features To Steal To Elevate Your Home Dining Experience

Who doesn’t like to enjoy a nice cup of coffee, while relaxing beneath a canopy of foliage and flora? It’s probably the number one guilty pleasure of many Singaporeans today – paying over the top for coffee in an aesthetic…

• 16 Feb 2022
• 7 min read
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Cooling Measures Show Minimal Impact On Resale Flat Prices In 2022; What’s Going On?

The news of cooling measures in December 2021 came as a relief to many, but January’s numbers have thrown a wet towel over some homeowners’ hopes. Resale flat prices seem to be higher despite the cooling measures, and it begs…

• 14 Feb 2022
• 6 min read
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Past Your Mid-40’s And Buying A Property? Here Are 5 Must-Know Tips

Perhaps you’re starting your homeownership journey late; or you’ve reached that stage in life where you’re ready to upgrade (or maybe even downgrade). Whatever the case, buying homes when you’re older takes a whole different approach. You’ll find that, compared…

• 10 Feb 2022
• 6 min read
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Will My HDB Flat Be Worth $0 When The Lease Expires, And Should We Change Things?

Probably one of the biggest questions most HDB buyers have is: what happens when the 99-year lease is up? Does it just go down to zero? Or will you have an option of extending the lease? A recent discussion on…

• 9 Feb 2022
• 7 min read
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Is 2022 The Best Or Worst Time To Upgrade From An HDB Flat?

Looking ahead in 2022, one question is likely to stand out: is it a great time to upgrade, given record high resale flat prices? Or is it, conversely, the worst time to upgrade, given that property prices are high across…

• 8 Feb 2022
• 7 min read
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Should You Rush Your Home Loan Repayment Before Interest Rates Rise?

Mortgage interest rates are on the way up in 2022. Yes, we’ve heard this before, way back in ’18, but that doesn’t mean the prediction was inaccurate. Covid-19 was unforeseen and prolonged the period of low rates. But with the…

• 7 Feb 2022
• 7 min read
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An Aggregated List Of All New Launch Condo Promotions/Discounts In 2022

With some new launches facing the ABSD deadline in 2023, and the announcement of the cooling measures in December 2021, it was only a matter of time before developers had to start introducing promotions in order to move some units….

• 5 Feb 2022
• 6 min read
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A Singapore Couple’s 9-Month Renovation Nightmare And What You Can Learn From It

With Covid-19 raging, most homeowners reasonably expect the occasional hiccup or miscommunication, when it comes to renovations. Engage the wrong Interior Design (ID) firm, however, and it can quickly become worse than you ever imagined. From a very delayed move-in…

• 4 Feb 2022
• 11 min read
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Should You Right-Size To A Flat, Or Just A Smaller Condo?

Perhaps the children have moved out, or perhaps right-sizing was part of your retirement plans all along. Whatever the case, it’s time to sell – and if you’ve done well for yourself, you might be wondering: why do you have…

• 31 Jan 2022
• 7 min read
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Looking To Invest In Property In 2022? Here Are 5 Property Investment Trends That Have Changed

With a slew of policy tweaks over the past decade, the property market in 2022 is almost unrecognisable to those who bought in 2012 or earlier. One common gripe we hear is that long-term plans, laid out over 10 or…

• 30 Jan 2022
• 7 min read
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A Record 259 Million Dollar HDBs + 10.6% Price Increase In 2021: A Roundup Of The Property Market

The Singapore private property market remains on the side of sellers, despite hopes over the recent cooling measures. A combination of lower supply, plus fear of continually rising prices, is pushing more Singaporeans to purchase homes sooner – at prices…

• 28 Jan 2022
• 6 min read
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Free Car Anyone? 4 Special Types Of New Launch Condo Promotions In Singapore

I recently came across this incredibly fascinating story of how a furniture business does its promotions. Enter Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack. He owns Gallery Furniture, one of the top furniture retailers in the US, with more than…

• 27 Jan 2022
• 5 min read
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Avoid A Renovation Nightmare: 6 Screening Tips To Filter Out Terrible Designers And Contractors

Renovations are stressful enough with Covid-19; the last thing you need is a fly-by-night contractor or one that will worsen delays. Get a bad firm and it can be a real nightmare. We’ve all heard about the horror stories of…

• 26 Jan 2022
• 7 min read
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New Home Sales Are Down 58% In Dec 2021, But Will It Last?

As a fitting end to a roller-coaster year, December 2021 ended with new private home sales down more than half (58 per cent) compared to the previous month. In some ways this was expected, with the implementation of new cooling…

• 25 Jan 2022
• 5 min read
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7 Most Commonly Neglected Issues When Buying Landed Homes

Landed housing is a dream for many Singaporeans – the crème de la crème of the private housing market. It’s quite clear from our cheapest freehold landed homes series just how popular these homes are. However, living in a landed…

• 24 Jan 2022
• 6 min read
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5 Best Spots To Find Vintage Furniture In Singapore For Unique, One-In-A-Kind Pieces

One of the unintended effects of the pandemic was just how much time people spent at home. So it’s no surprise that people splurged to redecorate their homes (according to a report, to a tune of 527 billion dollars in…

• 24 Jan 2022
• 9 min read
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Selling Your Property? 6 Key Details To Check For A Smooth Sale

Whether or not you’ve engaged a realtor to sell your property, it pays to keep an eye on the process.  The sale of your home can be a life-changing process; and even a seemingly minor slip-up can become an expensive…

• 20 Jan 2022
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